Privacy policy
Effective Date: July 9, 2026
Après l’Étoile (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy
Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website or make a purchase from us.
By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information in two ways: (1) information you provide directly to us and (2)
information collected automatically when you use our website.
A. Information You Provide Directly
This may include:
• Name
• Billing and shipping address
• Email address
• Phone number
• Payment information (processed securely by Shopify Payments)
• Order history and purchase details
• Account login information (if you create an account)
• Messages or inquiries submitted through contact forms
• Preferences or responses provided in surveys or promotions
B. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:
• IP address
• Browser type and device information
• Pages viewed, links clicked, and time spent on the site
• Referral URLs
• General website interaction data
• Approximate location based on IP address
We use cookies, pixels, and analytics tools to improve site performance and enhance your shopping experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
• Process and fulfill orders
• Communicate with you about purchases or inquiries
• Provide customer support
• Send marketing emails (with your consent where required)
• Improve our website, products, and customer experience
• Personalize your shopping experience
• Detect and prevent fraud or security incidents
• Maintain accurate business and financial records
• Comply with legal and operational obligations
3. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with:
A. Service Providers
Including:
• Shopify (hosting, checkout, and payment processing)
• Shipping and fulfillment partners
• Email and marketing platforms
• Website hosting and analytics providers
• Customer service tools
These providers may only use your information to perform services on our behalf.
B. Legal or Compliance Purposes
We may disclose personal information as necessary to:
• Comply with applicable laws
• Respond to lawful requests
• Protect our rights, customers, or business
C. Business Transfers
If we undergo a merger, acquisition, restructuring, reorganization, financing, sale of assets, bankruptcy, or other corporate transaction, your personal information may be disclosed or transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
4. Shopify Platform
Our online store is hosted on Shopify, which provides the e-commerce platform that enables us to sell our products and services to you. When you make a purchase, your personal information is stored and processed through Shopify’s secure data storage systems. Payments made through our website are processed securely by Shopify Payments. We do not store full payment card details on our own servers.
Shopify may collect and process information necessary to complete your transaction, including payment card details, billing information, and transaction history, in accordance with its own privacy practices.
Shopify protects data using industrystandard security measures. For more information, please review the Shopify Privacy Policy - Shopify.
5. Email Marketing
If you subscribe to our newsletter or marketing communications, we may send updates about new products, promotions, or brand news. You may opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or by contacting us directly.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
• Remember your preferences
• Analyze website traffic
• Improve site functionality
• Support advertising or remarketing efforts
You may adjust your browser settings to limit or disable cookies. Please note that disablingcookies may affect the functionality of our website.
7. Your Privacy Choices
You may:
• Update Your Personal Information
You may contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below to update or correct personal information you have provided to us.
• Manage Cookies Through Your Browser
Most browsers allow you to manage or disable cookies. Disabling cookies may affect sitefunctionality. Learn more at All About Cookies.
8. De-Identified and Aggregated Data
We may de-identify or aggregate the personal information we collect through our website and in the course of operating our business. Once information has been de-identified or aggregated, it no longer identifies an individual and is no longer considered personal information. We may use or disclose de-identified or aggregated data for any lawful business purpose,including to improve our website, analyze trends, and develop new products or services.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
• Fulfill orders
•Provide customer service
• Maintain accurate business and financial records
•Comply with legal obligations
•Prevent fraud or misuse
10. Links to Third-Party Sites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or social media platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, policies, or content of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
11. International Users
Our website is intended for use within the United States of America. If you access our website from outside the United States of America, please be aware that any Personal Information you provide may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States of America, where our servers and operations are located. Data protection laws in the United States of America may differ from those in your country of residence. By using our Services and submitting your information, you acknowledge and consent to this transfer and processing in accordance with this Policy.
12. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.
13. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will revise the Effective Date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website after any updated Policy is posted constitutes your acceptance of the changes, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
15. Additional Rights for California Residents (Shine the Light Law)
If you are a California resident, you may request information regarding our disclosure of
personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes under California’s “Shine the Light” law (California Civil Code § 1798.83). Upon request, we will provide:
• The categories of personal information we disclosed to third parties for their direct
marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year;
• The names and addresses of the third parties that received such information; and
• If the nature of the third party’s business cannot be reasonably determined from its name, examples of the products or services it markets.
You may make this request once per calendar year, free of charge. To submit a request, please contact us at:
Après l’Étoile
Attn: California Privacy Rights Request
The Corporation Trust Company
Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
16. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a request regarding your personal information, please contact us at:
Après l’Étoile
The Corporation Trust Company
Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange St.
Wilmington, DE 19801